The nice people at Chrysler have now equipped the most recent versions of the 300C with a piece of software which automatically records your best 0-62 mph time in the cars computer.

Naturally I couldn't possibly condone anyone trying to 'beat the clock' on a public road, but to date, for a big lad, the car certainly shifts (in CRD, V8 Hemi & SRT8 guises).

Three cheers to Chrysler for adding a piece of kit (free of charge) that gives the driver sooooooooooooo much pleasure and will also boost the sales of Pirelli P7 tyres in Britain.


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Hello,

Can somebody tell me the locations of the switches that bring this warning light on. I appear to have found a number of possibilities but none have solved my fault - it still indicates a door open.

I have checked the sprung switches at the hinge side of the front doors - all appears okay.

The sliding doors appear to have 2 of these sprung switches and a pair of contact plates on each door which I am unsure what they do and I have been told that the switch for these doors to show closed is a small microswitch actually at the catch plate on the main body of the vehicle.

Then I come to the tail gate which I am having trouble opening as the central locking doesn't want to open it and the previous owner had lost the key? . ? !

Mark

ps it is a 1998 'S reg ', 1.9TDS Read more

A colleague is currently looking at changing his car and is interested in a Golf GTI or A3 S line. I have given him the usual advice of look at SEAT or Skoda as they are essentially the same car.
What struck me though when looking at his brochures and prices lists is that if you have a DSG gearbox in VW or Audi it is approx £1300 but if you spec into on the same engine on a SEAT it is at least £400 cheaper.
Even after cutting through all the badge value debate, how on earth can this be justified. These engines and transmissions are sourced from the same companies and built in the same factories before being shipped to which ever car company is installing them, so there cannot be any logistical/manufacturing reason for the difference.
Surley this is just VW ripping people off ?

Having said that they are great gearboxes and the Golf GTI is a cracking car but come on ? Read more

I'm close to buying a new car that has a CO2 output of 219g/KG, putting it in group F (£190). This is the same as my current Vectra. I started thinking that there is a likelihood of new tax rates soon and we all know that they're only going to go up. (Apart from the mythical H20 powered cars that apparently exist!!)

I'm a little concerned that an output of 219g/kg might be heavily penalised when Brown decides that I'm single handedly responsible for the end of the world. Any inside info floating around? Read more

Hi,

I own a 95 Ford Mondeo 1.8lx with 105k on the clock. i have recently been experiencing an intermittent but harsh vibration at speeds of anywhere over 50mph which are only present under load. as soon as i lift off the throttle it disappears. it is intermittent and can run for several miles on the motorway with no sign of the problem but then it gradually reappears. there is no loss of power - only an increase in the vibration when i apply the accelerator. the problem is not evident at lower speeds and happens at high revs 3rd gear, 4th and 5th gears - presumably because i get to a high enough speed? i have changed the plugs and had an automotive engineer friend of mine to check it over to which there is nothing obviously wrong with it.

Does anyone have any ideas of what could be causing it or things i could get checked out?

Many thanks

Jonathan Read more